About Us
The origins of this innovation stem from a decade of internal R&D, conceptualized by founder Gary M. Weiner and refined in collaboration with leading photonics expert Advisors, Dr. Peter J. Winzer and Dr. Stan Lumish with supportive encouragement from the U.S. National Security Agency.
The motivation arose from recognizing an unaddressed vulnerability: the ease with which adversaries can eavesdrop on fiber optic cables via physical tapping without detection—despite advanced encryption layers.
Apriori’s approach is scientifically unique: This technology secures the physical layer through intrinsic photonic interference, rather than relying on algorithmic encryption or reactive detection systems, which already exist and are in commercial use but have proven to be of no use in prevention of eavesdropping or worse, data theft without detection. This gives the Apriori Network Systems approach, a durable competitive advantage in environments where encryption alone is insufficient—such as national security, defense, enterprise networking.
...Apriori Network Systems LLC is a privately funded small business headquartered in Bedminster, NJ. They are pioneering the development of physically untappable fiber-optic data links using multi-core fiber and patented optical chaff technologies. Their approach delivers a new class of physical-layer defense that complements, rather than competes with, encryption.
Founder Gary M. Weiner, leads all strategic commercialization: customer engagement, IP development and all marketing initiatives designed to cement the Apriori Network systems technology into the leading position in securing data transmission across fiber networks. With help in strategic development of their growing IP portfolio under guidance of both Allen Eisdorfer, former Director of IP Business Development and Licensing at AT&T Bell Labs, Apriori has established a strong IP moat with strategic and outstanding support from patent firm, MB-IP.
Recognizing the critical need for technical validation, Mr. Weiner engaged two globally respected experts, in an Advisory capacity, to provide critical review of Apriori’s system:
Founder and CTO of Nubis Communications, Peter led Bell Labs’ fiber-optic transmission research, setting multiple high-speed optical transmission records and contributing to optical communications product developments and live field trials.
He has published over 500 scientific papers, holds over 100 granted patents and has been widely recognized with awards including Bell Labs Fellow, Fellow of the IEEE and Optica, Member of the US National Academy of Engineering, the John Tyndall Award and an honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Eindhoven. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Lightwave Technology, Program Chair of ECOC and Program/General Chair of OFC. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Vienna, Austria.
Dr. Stan Lumish, former JDSU CTO and Bell Labs Fellow, advises on photonic architecture and defense communications applications, from his experience working in the U.S. Dept of Defense.
Together, they form a cross-functional leadership team with commercial, technical, and regulatory expertise. Apriori holds 8 issued patents in the U.S., with additional patents issued in EU, Japan, and China, with 10+ pending worldwide. The company is now preparing to field-test its PAL (Privacy Assured Link) solution in a major U.S. market, targeting early deployments through a service-provider consignment model.
Partner in a private law firm with several offices in New Jersey.
- 25 years AT&T Bell Labs Director of Intellectual Properties Business Development, Technology Licensing, Transfers and Joint Ventures
- BA Accounting
- MBA
- MS Computer Science
- Juris Doctorate
- Member, New Jersey Bar
- Rutgers University
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- Tufts BS Chemical Engineering